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Okay for some reason I thought it would be cute to name the Hummer, SHRUMER. I wanted SHRUMMER but that is 8 letters so I dropped the m. Pa denied my plate. Am I missing something here? Does this mean something I am unaware of? They had even called me and asked what it meant. I said I drive a hummer and hunt mushrooms. Any ideas? Now now comments about my hummer. If you knew where I lived you would understand this is a need not a hummer thing. This vehicle got me off the mountain in several feet of snow this winter.
SHRUMER?
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Ganoderma 
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Posted 16 July 2010 - 10:13 AM
The word "Shroomer" can initially make think of illicit type mushroom drug trouble. I knew someone in Florida who had a personalized one denied too, because it included "shroom" in there. He was a total hippie though ha... not me. I had a specialty plate in Florida for Agriculture that says Keep Florida Green. It is xtra money and supposedly donated to teach kids in school about agriculture. Anyways, I'd learned a lot about road rage and overly aggressive drivers in Florida - if you have those types in PA it is recommended to not have anything personalize on your vehicle: no decals, bumper stickers, nada. Keeping the car look as bland as possible and it slightly prevents insane jerk drivers... it makes my blood boil even Thinking about Florida drivers, really... here's a few ideas for ya zora
MSRMHNT
MRMHNTG
MSROOMR
MSRUMMR
MSRUMER
SHRUMY1
MSRMHNT
MRMHNTG
MSROOMR
MSRUMMR
MSRUMER
SHRUMY1
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Feral Boy
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Posted 16 July 2010 - 11:39 AM
If you can have punctuation ...
how about MORELS!!
how about MORELS!!
-- Feral Boy
Even a man who's pure in heart
And says his prayers by night,
May hunt MORELS when the redbud blooms
And the moon is full and bright!
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Evan
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Posted 17 July 2010 - 09:55 AM
The reason for the denial might be that somebody else has that plate already. It's very possible since PA is such a big state. Or it could be that all the psychadelic mushrooms in PA are transported in Hummers. Then you'd be looking for a lot of harrasment. I suggest coming up with a list of possible plates you'd like as some names may be taken already. I like shooting when I'm not hunting mushrooms. Maybe I should get Biguns. No confusion there, right?
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Dave W
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Posted 17 July 2010 - 11:33 PM
Okay.... I think this is the reason for the HUMMER denial. PA may have a policy about using a plate to promote a brand name.
You make a good point zora. Somebody who lives in a place like you do needs to have a real heavy-duty vehicle to get in and out of home. I'm totally spoiled. Being a community-college teacher, I get to stay home when it snows any more than 5 inches. But I love to drive out to my favorite xx-ski places on those days. So I've got a 1992 Subaru Legacy wagon (21 mpg) for those days (and other days/reasons). But you're in a bit of a fix, zora. You need the heavy-duty and the long-ride reliability. So a 1992 Subaru isn't gonna get it done for you.
I've thought about this issue quite a bit actually. Some people need to use gas-inefficient vehicles because they have little other choice (variety of reasons). That's what gets the job done for them and then gets them home.
My own take on this issue is that gas-efficiency in vehicles (in the US) has been a low priority for the past 10-15 years. So the market is now flooded with gas-inefficient vehicles.
I think that there should be a vehicle available to consumers that reliably gets zora home, but still gets 28 mpg (recommended in 2001 by the EPA).
When I'm not driving the Subaru (usually) then I'm probably driving my 1997 Honda Civic (38 mpg), or Karen's Toyota Echo (41 mpg).
You make a good point zora. Somebody who lives in a place like you do needs to have a real heavy-duty vehicle to get in and out of home. I'm totally spoiled. Being a community-college teacher, I get to stay home when it snows any more than 5 inches. But I love to drive out to my favorite xx-ski places on those days. So I've got a 1992 Subaru Legacy wagon (21 mpg) for those days (and other days/reasons). But you're in a bit of a fix, zora. You need the heavy-duty and the long-ride reliability. So a 1992 Subaru isn't gonna get it done for you.
I've thought about this issue quite a bit actually. Some people need to use gas-inefficient vehicles because they have little other choice (variety of reasons). That's what gets the job done for them and then gets them home.
My own take on this issue is that gas-efficiency in vehicles (in the US) has been a low priority for the past 10-15 years. So the market is now flooded with gas-inefficient vehicles.
I think that there should be a vehicle available to consumers that reliably gets zora home, but still gets 28 mpg (recommended in 2001 by the EPA).
When I'm not driving the Subaru (usually) then I'm probably driving my 1997 Honda Civic (38 mpg), or Karen's Toyota Echo (41 mpg).
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zora
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Posted 18 July 2010 - 06:14 AM
I wish the Hummer got 30 mpg. During the summer I drive a miata that does get that much and I am pleasantly shocked when I fill up for gas. Was gonna put "shroom shroom" on that one but that would be bigger than the car!